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December 15, 2009
A better way to organize your Sneakerplay photosHey Sneakerplay,We hear your requests for a photo arrangement feature, and just in time for the holidays, we have a great solution! One of the improvements we've been making is enhancing the photo tagging system so that tagging photos, retrieving tagged photos and, viewing all your tags is easier and faster. Tagging your photos is a very powerful tool to organize and retrieve your photos. For the full details on how to tag, organize, and share your pics, check out the official how to organize your photos thead. Enjoy, and happy tagging/sharing! December 14, 2009
Sneakerplay in "Everything You Need to Know About Sneakers in 1500 Words"The Shoe Buff recently published a great article titled Everything You Need to Know About Sneakers in 1500 Words. They even summarize the history of sneakers in just 150 words, which is pretty cool: "Rubber-soled shoes (plimsolls) are manufactured. Goodyear launches Keds. Converse revolutionizes basketball. ‘Sneakers’ is coined because the soles are quiet. Converse releases the All Star. All Star’s give way to Chuck Taylors. Adidas produces its first tennis shoe. Converse releases the Jack Purcell. Puma is founded. Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman launch Blue Ribbon Sports. Vans Launches. BRS becomes Nike. Puma develops Velcro. The Nike Swoosh trademark is purchased for $35. Nike introduces Air technology. Nike releases the Air Force One. Michael Jordan endorses Nike. Nike releases the Air Jordan. NBA fines Jordan for violating uniform rules with vibrant sneakers. Spike Lee directs and stars in Mars Blockmon commercial. Run-DMC releases “My Adidas”. Reebok introduces the Pump. Nike introduces the Air Max. Bill Bowerman dies. Nelly releases “Air Force Ones”. Bobbito authors “Where’d You Get Those?”. Nike acquires Converse. Converse re-issues the Chuck and the Jack Purcell. Sneaker Freaker and Sole Collector launch. SneakerPimps begins touring the world. Jordan celebrates its 20th anniversary. Adidas acquires Reebok. Just for Kicks DVD released." - Read Full Article Sneakerplay is honored to have made their list of important sneaker blogs, forums, and communities. Thanks for the shout out! |
